Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise

Seleucidis melanoleucus (Daudin, 1800)

Paradisaeidae — Birds-of-paradise

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise, Seleucidis melanoleucus, is a bird-of-paradise that breeds in Australasia, on Salawati in the Raja Ampat Islands north-west of New Guinea and across New Guinea. It belongs to the family Paradisaeidae and the order Passeriformes. The male is marked by a red iris, a long black bill and yellow flank plumes, from which twelve blackish, wire-like filaments extend and curve over the rear of the body. The female is brown with buff underparts barred in black. The species lives in lowland and swamp forest.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradisaeidae — Birds-of-paradise
Breeding range: Australasia: Salawati (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea) and New Guinea

Tours where you can spot this bird

2 tours in Papua New Guinea

Bird-of-Paradise and Bowerbird Filming Tour in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea / Papua New Guinea Private tour

A made-to-order Papua New Guinea field program for bird-of-paradise or bowerbird filming, adapted to specialist nature interests and crew ne...

Bird-of-Paradise Photography Tour in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea / Papua New Guinea Private tour 19 days

A 19-day Papua New Guinea bird photography tour across multiple birding hotspots, focused on birds-of-paradise and other PNG specialties....